APS mask policy

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'll bite. Except for stray cases of trying to help kids on the spectrum help recognize social cues, unmasking mostly helps yourself. Whereas staying masked helps others. Unmasking is mostly for one's own benefit, convenience, and personal comfort. I can't bear wearing a mask I have to feel normal again! Whereas staying masked protects yourself, but also helps stop the spread to others who may be immunocompromised.

How have I misrepresented this? In what way is staying masked actually more selfish than unmasking?

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[Anonymous]

My first grader said they were 100% masked. My 4th grader said he didn't pay any attention and has no idea lol.

[Anonymous]

8th grader in Gunston gen pop reports “most people had masks on.” Said 8th grader also considers masks in the general vicinity of the mouth as “on” so take that for what it’s worth. 😷

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'll bite. Except for stray cases of trying to help kids on the spectrum help recognize social cues, unmasking mostly helps yourself. Whereas staying masked helps others. Unmasking is mostly for one's own benefit, convenience, and personal comfort. I can't bear wearing a mask I have to feel normal again! Whereas staying masked protects yourself, but also helps stop the spread to others who may be immunocompromised.

How have I misrepresented this? In what way is staying masked actually more selfish than unmasking?

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Ok. But at what point will you unmask then? Never? If the CDC says, as it does now, that places like Arlington and DC don’t need to mask, what will convince you?

[Anonymous]

Nottingham kid says about half the kids had masks on. Williamsburg kid says most people were masked, only a couple he saw without.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'll bite. Except for stray cases of trying to help kids on the spectrum help recognize social cues, unmasking mostly helps yourself. Whereas staying masked helps others. Unmasking is mostly for one's own benefit, convenience, and personal comfort. I can't bear wearing a mask I have to feel normal again! Whereas staying masked protects yourself, but also helps stop the spread to others who may be immunocompromised.

How have I misrepresented this? In what way is staying masked actually more selfish than unmasking?

+1

Ok. But at what point will you unmask then? Never? If the CDC says, as it does now, that places like Arlington and DC don’t need to mask, what will convince you?

DP. Why are you so agitated about other peoples’ decision to keep wearing masks?

[Anonymous]

Our first grader said ⅓ class was unmasked, and some of the unmasked kids were telling the others to take theirs off too. They said the government told them it was ok. And were a bit pushy about it 😳

We talked a lot about personal choice and letting other people make their own. That it’s best not to talk about it at school.

Our choice as a family is to wear masks for now. We have legitimate reasons.

[Anonymous]

High school student - Most were still masked. Maybe only a handful of students per class, all boys. I have no idea why, though.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'll bite. Except for stray cases of trying to help kids on the spectrum help recognize social cues, unmasking mostly helps yourself. Whereas staying masked helps others. Unmasking is mostly for one's own benefit, convenience, and personal comfort. I can't bear wearing a mask I have to feel normal again! Whereas staying masked protects yourself, but also helps stop the spread to others who may be immunocompromised.

How have I misrepresented this? In what way is staying masked actually more selfish than unmasking?

+1

Ok. But at what point will you unmask then? Never? If the CDC says, as it does now, that places like Arlington and DC don’t need to mask, what will convince you?

DP. Why are you so agitated about other peoples’ decision to keep wearing masks?

because they are soft hth

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'll bite. Except for stray cases of trying to help kids on the spectrum help recognize social cues, unmasking mostly helps yourself. Whereas staying masked helps others. Unmasking is mostly for one's own benefit, convenience, and personal comfort. I can't bear wearing a mask I have to feel normal again! Whereas staying masked protects yourself, but also helps stop the spread to others who may be immunocompromised.

How have I misrepresented this? In what way is staying masked actually more selfish than unmasking?

+1

Ok. But at what point will you unmask then? Never? If the CDC says, as it does now, that places like Arlington and DC don’t need to mask, what will convince you?

DP. Why are you so agitated about other peoples’ decision to keep wearing masks?

What gives you the impression I’m agitated? I’m not agitated. Just wondering what some people are thinking. I have, and always will, follow science. The experts at the CDC don’t recommend wearing masks given the current conditions.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'll bite. Except for stray cases of trying to help kids on the spectrum help recognize social cues, unmasking mostly helps yourself. Whereas staying masked helps others. Unmasking is mostly for one's own benefit, convenience, and personal comfort. I can't bear wearing a mask I have to feel normal again! Whereas staying masked protects yourself, but also helps stop the spread to others who may be immunocompromised.

How have I misrepresented this? In what way is staying masked actually more selfish than unmasking?

+1

Ok. But at what point will you unmask then? Never? If the CDC says, as it does now, that places like Arlington and DC don’t need to mask, what will convince you?

DP. Why are you so agitated about other peoples’ decision to keep wearing masks?

What gives you the impression I’m agitated? I’m not agitated. Just wondering what some people are thinking. I have, and always will, follow science. The experts at the CDC don’t recommend wearing masks given the current conditions.

Same. I don’t care if people wear masks. Just wondering what’ll be the tipping point for them to stop. Just curiosity. It obviously doesn’t affect me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://www.cbs.com/shows/cbs_evening_news/video/7VhiWYjKZAjXvhUJrfRfUHEAKesZ_tly/parents-discuss-kids-wearing-masks-in-school/

This clip was shared on AEM of various moms talking about masks in school. I’m curious why the promaskers aren’t wearing one in the interview.

The producers didn’t want anyone wearing a mask for sound reasons. All off camera crew were wearing masks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.cbs.com/shows/cbs_evening_news/video/7VhiWYjKZAjXvhUJrfRfUHEAKesZ_tly/parents-discuss-kids-wearing-masks-in-school/

This clip was shared on AEM of various moms talking about masks in school. I’m curious why the promaskers aren’t wearing one in the interview.

The producers didn’t want anyone wearing a mask for sound reasons. All off camera crew were wearing masks.

If your whole thing is masks, you probably shouldn’t go on national tv without one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.cbs.com/shows/cbs_evening_news/video/7VhiWYjKZAjXvhUJrfRfUHEAKesZ_tly/parents-discuss-kids-wearing-masks-in-school/

This clip was shared on AEM of various moms talking about masks in school. I’m curious why the promaskers aren’t wearing one in the interview.

The producers didn’t want anyone wearing a mask for sound reasons. All off camera crew were wearing masks.

If your whole thing is masks, you probably shouldn’t go on national tv without one.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'll bite. Except for stray cases of trying to help kids on the spectrum help recognize social cues, unmasking mostly helps yourself. Whereas staying masked helps others. Unmasking is mostly for one's own benefit, convenience, and personal comfort. I can't bear wearing a mask I have to feel normal again! Whereas staying masked protects yourself, but also helps stop the spread to others who may be immunocompromised.

How have I misrepresented this? In what way is staying masked actually more selfish than unmasking?

+1

Ok. But at what point will you unmask then? Never? If the CDC says, as it does now, that places like Arlington and DC don’t need to mask, what will convince you?

DP. Why are you so agitated about other peoples’ decision to keep wearing masks?

What gives you the impression I’m agitated? I’m not agitated. Just wondering what some people are thinking. I have, and always will, follow science. The experts at the CDC don’t recommend wearing masks given the current conditions.

Same. I don’t care if people wear masks. Just wondering what’ll be the tipping point for them to stop. Just curiosity. It obviously doesn’t affect me.

Speaking just for myself, I've always planned to keep precautions in place a bit longer than "everyone else" to be sure we're really in the clear (we have some health risks). I've never been really specific about how much longer because its hard to predict the future. At one point I would have said once my youngest (under 5) is able to be vaccinated plus low community transmission, but with the recent news about waning efficacy of vaccines for 5-11 year olds I need to dig into that. Maybe I'll feel like I need to wait 4 months after the under 5 vaccine becomes available to see if similar data comes out. I don't know. What I do know, is that the way COVID acts will be completely independent of what I want.